Sandpaper-holder.



No: 734,954. PATENTED JULY28, 1903. P. REISSMANN.

SANDPAPER HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 13, 1903.

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SANDPAPER-HOLDER.

sencrmcarrow forming part of Letters Patent No. 734,954, dated July as,1903'.

Application filed March 18, 1908.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that LFREDERICK REISSMANN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Westpoint, in the county of Orange and State of New York,have invented certain new and usefullmprovements in SandpaperIIolders;and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention, as will be hereinafter fully described, and pointed out inthe claim, has relation to holders for sandpaper, emery-paper, or thelike; and it consists of certain novel features of combination andconstruction of parts, the preferred form whereof will be clearly setforth in the following specification, reference being bad to theaccompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 shows a perspective view of myinvention complete,ready foruse,prepared with sand or emery paper. Fig.2 is an end elevation thereof, showingthe paper in the process of beingsecured in its operative position, while Fig. 3 is an end view showingthe paper secured in place and also showing a slightly-modifiedconstruction for the body portion or holder proper.

In carrying out my invention I provide a suitable hand-block or bodyportion 1, formed of any desired material, having upon one side ayielding cushion or bed 2, formed of felt or other preferred materialdeemed suitable for the purpose, and over this yielding cushion orbed-section 2 the sand or emery paper is disposed in the mannerillustrated in Fig. 2, the piece of sandpaper being designated by thenumeral 3 and is of sufficient length to extend over the two edges ofthe body portion 1, the free ends of the paper being secured by means ofthe clamping-bails 4.-. These bails, as will be clearly observed byreference to the drawings, consist of a piece of wire or rod bent in theform of bails and having each end bent inwardly toward each other toform the anchoring branches 5, which latter take into suitable apertures6, provided in the end of the block, preferably near the middle portionthereof.

The bail-like clamps 4, it will be observed, are of proper size to swingupward to the up- Serial No. 147,636. (No model.)

per side of each edge'of the body portion, so that the'free edge of thesandpaper will be reliably engaged thereby and clamped or locked I in anadjusted position.

In order to more securely hold the bails in an adjusted position toclamp the free edge of the sandpaper, I provide each edge of the blockor body portion 1, preferably near the middle section thereof, with ananchoringlug 7, which may be readily and cheaply provided by driving atack into the body portion at a proper point, so that the middle portionof the bail will spring over the same. By this arrangement the tensileproperty of the bail is utilized, inasmuch as said bail may be caused tospring over the tack head or lug 7 and tightly clamp the free edge ofthe paper after it has passed said lug. By providing the lug 7 each ofthe bails is held against casual reverse movement, though said bails mayagain be freely sprung over the lug 7 and swung around under the bodyportion when it is desired to remove or replace the sandpaper.

It will be observed that each of the bails swing in the arc of a circle,while the body portion is so formed that the bails cannot pass the upperedge thereof, thus insuring that the bail will be securely held in placebetween the upper side of the tack and the upper edge of thebody-section, thereby disposing each of the bails in such position thatthey will afford a hand grasp or handle whereby the body portion may bemore conveniently manipulated.

In some instances I provide the body-sec tion as shown in Fig. 3 andindicated by the numeral 8, wherein it will be observed that the upperportion is extended slightly outward upon each edge, as indicated by thenumeral 9, said extended edges afiording a handle or grasping portion,and at the same time each of the bails 4 is disposed conveniently out ofthe way. I also provide the lugs 7, adapted to engage the bails afterthey have been moved upward to the proper extent and insure that saidbails will when sprung over the lugs securely clamp the edge of thepaper, as in the other views.

It is thought that the form of construction presented in Fig. 1 will befound amply sufficient for meeting all requirements for a reliablyeflicient sandpaper-block, though I re serve the right to shape the bodyas shown in Figs. 1 and 3, as I may find most desirable in practice.

Believing that the advantages, manner of using, and constructing myimproved sandpaper-holder have thus been made clearly apparent,furtherdescription is deemed unnecessary.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The herein described sandpaper holder comprising a suitable body portion1, combined with a pair of anchoring-bails pivotally FREDERICKREISSMANN.

Witnesses:

DWIGHT O. TUTTLE, CHARLES SOHROEGLER.

